$316 ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $269
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $316
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Arnhem · State Electorate
Income in Arnhem
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Arnhem have risen steadily since 2011, though they remain very low. The typical family now earns $865 a week, which is far below the national figure.
$1,612
▲ +4.2%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Arnhem — lower than 59% of areas.
| Arnhem | $1,612 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NT | $1,706 |
| Northern Territory | $2,061 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal income is among the lowest at its level at $316 a week, far below both the Northern Territory and Australia. While the usual family income rose by $105 since 2011, it remains far below the territory's typical $2,213.
$1,612 ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,547
- 2016: $1,648
- 2021: $1,612
Median total household income per week.
$865 ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $760
- 2016: $920
- 2021: $865
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here, with only 6.4% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, well below the national figure of 12.5%. Most people earn under $650 a week, while only 16.7% of households bring in $3,000 or more.
6.4%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.7%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Arnhem, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Arnhem, Under $650 is the majority at 71%; $650–$1,499 is next at 16%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70003/arnhem/topic/income